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Pakistan faces visa ban from Gulf countries following criminal allegations
Islamabad: The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and several other Gulf countries have imposed an indefinite ban on granting visas to people from at least 30 different cities of Pakistan, following…
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Pakistan forms negotiation committee to engage with Imran Khan’s PTI
Islamabad: The Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government on Sunday formed a negotiation committee to start formal talks with jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party after it threatened to give…
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Helicopter crashes into Turkish hospital, four dead
Ankara: Four individuals were killed when a helicopter crashed into a hospital in southwestern Turkey on Sunday, December 22. The provincial governor attributed the accident to thick fog. “The helicopter fell to…
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Most followed TikToker Khaby Lame performs Umrah
Khabane ‘Khaby’ Lame, the Senegalese-born influencer who is the most followed TikTok user in the world, recently performed Umrah at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Taking to Instagram, Khaby shared a photo and video…
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US-British navy launch airstrike on Houthi site in Yemen
Sanaa: The US-British navy coalition launched a new airstrike on a Houthi site in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Sunday before dawn, the local media reported. The strike targeted…
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UAE, Iraq, Egypt condemn car attack at German Christmas market
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, and Egypt strongly condemned the car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in the central German city of Magdeburg, which resulted in hundreds of casualties.…
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Russia’s Tatarstan declares emergency after Ukrainian drone attacks Moscow
Moscow: Russia’s Tatarstan Republic declared a state of emergency for government bodies and emergency response units to manage the aftermath of Ukrainian drone attacks. “The head of Tatarstan has signed an order…
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Seven Indians injured in German Christmas market attack
New Delhi: Seven Indians have been injured in the deadly car-ramming attack in the eastern German city of Magdeburg and the Indian embassy in Berlin is providing them all possible assistance, official…
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Saudi doctor behind German Christmas market crash that killed 5
German police arrested a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian doctor, Taleb Abdul Jawad, who allegedly rammed a car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg. Video footage of the incident circulated on social media platforms…
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India condemns ‘horrific and senseless attack’ in Germany
New Delhi: India on Saturday severely condemned the “horrific and senseless attack” in Germany that has reportedly killed five people and injured over 200. “We condemn the horrific and senseless attack at…
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PM Modi meets 101-yr-old Ex-IFS officer, gets a rousing welcome in Kuwait
Kuwait City: The Indian community gave a rousing reception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrived at his hotel in Kuwait City on Saturday afternoon, shortly after he touched down in…
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Bangladesh commission finds India’s ‘involvement in enforced disappearances’
Dhaka: An inquiry commission formed by Bangladesh’s interim government has said that it has found India’s “involvement” in incidents of “enforced disappearances” during deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s regime, the state-run news…
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Health warning issued over flesh-eating ulcer in Australia
Sydney: Health authorities in Australia’s second-most populous state have issued a warning over the spread of a flesh-eating ulcer. The Department of Health in Victoria on Friday said that cases of Buruli…
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Three Hindu temples vandalised in Bangladesh; one arrested
New Delhi: Over two consecutive days, miscreants targeted three Hindu temples in Bangladesh, vandalising eight idols in Mymensingh and Dinajpur districts, according to local media reports. Law enforcement authorities have arrested a…
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Saudi doctor runs car into German Christmas market; 2 dead, 60 injured
Berlin: A Saudi man was arrested after a car rammed into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, central Germany, leaving two people dead, including a child, and over 60 others injured, according to…
